MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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